Achol Jok Mach
Achol Jok Mach | |
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Born | 1983 South Sudan |
Citizenship | South Sudan |
Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Occupation | Activist; podcaster |
Achol Jok Mach (born 1983) is a South Sudanese activist and tech entrepreneur, who uses radio production and podcasting as innovative approaches to peace-building.
Biography[]
Mach was born in South Sudan in 1984.[1] Her family left South Sudan near the beginning of the civil war and she grew up in Cuba.[2][1] In 1997 her family moved to Canada.[1] She has spoken out about her experience growing up there and how it affected her identity, she said: "I was only ever told, "You are South Sudanese"... It was only much later that I learned I was Dinka."[3] She has a degree from the University of Alberta in Literature.[4] In 2011 she voluntarily returned to South Sudan with the aspiration to contribute positively to the new nation.[2] On her return to Juba, the first thing she did was to touch the soil.[3]
In 2019, Mach was a speaker and representative at the National Dialogue Conference in Helsinki, which enabled a variety of stakeholders in the field of peace studies and conflict resolution to come together.[5] Mach is a technology entrepreneur and spoke about the achievements of at the 2018 .[6] Her work uses radio production and podcasting as a means to work with communities and counter prejudice.[4] Her 2019 Fellowship funds a research project to analyse the effect of hate speech by South Sudanese politicians on diaspora communities, and questions whether that effect in turn encourages further conflict, both virtually and offline.[2]
Awards[]
In 2019 Mach was awarded a Global Research Initiative Fellowship.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Achol Jok Mach". re:publica. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2019-2020 Global Research Initiative (GRI) Fellows | Dangerous Speech Project". Dangerous Speech Project |. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Martell, Peter (2019-05-15). First Raise a Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War But Lost the Peace. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-005270-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Achol Jok Mach | PeaceTech Lab". PeaceTech Lab | Putting the Right Tools in the Right Hands to Build Peace. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Top experts gather to an international conference in Helsinki – How to harness technology for building peace?". Felm. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "2018 PeaceTech Summit". www.youthpower.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1983 births
- South Sudanese activists
- Podcasters
- South Sudanese women
- Women activists
- Dinka people
- University of Alberta alumni
- Radio producers
- African pacifists